Restaurant / Bar

Offering global-meets-Southern cuisine, the downtown restaurant Cocha is set to open today at 445 N. Sixth St. In a Facebook post, Cocha’s owners announced they would open to the public Wednesday, Dec. 28, 11 a.m.-9 p.m.

A new restaurant and pie shop is coming to Mid City, with Elsie’s Plate & Pie set to open in the former Honeymoon Bungalow building on Government Street in a few months. Paul Dupre, owner of Elsie’s Plate & Pie, says he plans to begin renovations to the building in the next month and open […]

Some 15 months after filing a rezoning request with the city-parish Planning Commission for a beer garden at 3808 Government St., the project’s developers have yet to break ground. But plans for the establishment, which will be located on a 20,000-square-foot vacant lot at the intersection of Steele Boulevard, continue moving forward, according to co-owner […]

A founder of one of Baton Rouge’s most popular Greek and Lebanese restaurants is taking his flavor profile south of the border, with plans to open a Mexican restaurant on Coursey Boulevard by the start of the new year.

When new restaurants open in town, it’s fair to greet them with a degree of both optimism and apprehension until you’ve tried the food. After eating at newly opened Eliza Restaurant & Bar, I’m not even sure what the word “apprehension” means.

After a soft opening last week, Eliza, a Creole-style restaurant at 7970 Jefferson Hwy., celebrates its grand opening tonight with a private reception and officially opens for business Tuesday.

Get ready, Baton Rouge: the popular New Orleans-based District Donuts is coming to a location near you. District Donuts announced that it will open its Baton Rouge location in Towne Center in spring 2017.

Curbside Burgers is looking to be your new hangout spot. This Friday, the restaurant will open its doors on Government Street for a soft opening with a limited menu.